James S Newcomb Lang

You can tell a Cheshire Cat
By the size of his grin
You cannot help but love him
Even though he wants to sin
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I had never felt grief before
But it came like a bolt of lightening
It took me out of the blue
I had never felt anything so frightening
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The first time I came under fire
I didn’t have any fear
I just heard the crack and whistle
As bullets passed my ear
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I live in a landscape where deer cavort
So I often stop and pause for thought
And relish within the sweet fresh air
Or the wind and rain, or summers glair
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My Deity

I could never love another
The way that I love you
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When I was young, life was fun
And filled with sunny days.
I’d not a care and all was fair
My youth was a blissful haze.
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You’re still young, but soon you'll grow
And find the way you want to go
So choose a path that keeps you well
Within this world in which we dwell
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It's O' so very early, but the Sergeant Major said
At Zero 6 each morning I must leave my cosy bed
I'm not an early bird, so I think it's fair to say
That I'm not really conscious until later in the day
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Gemma lived in a world of her own
Where she played the leading role
A raconteur of the first degree
But with a darkened austere soul!
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The poppy serves as a reminder
Of those who've gone before
Those who fell in battle
And the innocents of war
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Thank you Mr Blair
For sending me to war
I’m sure it did me good
As I’d not seen one before
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The boy from Edinburgh
Liked the Texan’s style
George said “I’m Conservative”
Tony just gave a smile
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I’m me myself and I
I think that’s plain to see
So if I was someone else
Who would I be?
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Love is by far the most difficult, of all emotions to bear

To find that special someone, with whom your life to share
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We're watching you slowly drift away
Lost in your inner mind
Searching for those memories
Which are harder and harder to find
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Peace, hope and happiness returned to us today
With the surrender of Germany, on the 8th of May

And although we've still got Japan to beat
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The kittens Neville and Arthur
Came just as the lockdown struck
It couldn't have been better timing
A serendipitous stroke of luck
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